北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试
2016.05.10
PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageiollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicearkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThefirstyearofschoolinAmerica,knownaskindergarten,usuallybeginsbetweentheagesoffiveandsix.Amongrichcountriessuchalatestartisverystrange.PresidentObamabelievesitisaneconomicandsocialproblem,hiseducationsecretarygoesaarastosaythatitis"morallywrong".Thisstatementhassomesupport,asitisclearfromresearchintovocabularythatyoungsterrompoorfamiliesenterkindergartenwellbehindthosefromrichfamilies—adisadvantagethatusuallylastsalifetime.Childrenfromhouseholdsonwelfareknew525wordsbytheageofthree,whilethechildrenofprofessionalshadmastered1,116.
(76)Pre-schoolcanhelpclosethisgap.Soinaspeechlastmonth,Mr.ObamacalledforapartnershipbetweenthefederalgovernmentandthestatestoexpandittoeveryAmericanchild.Itlaterbecameknownthat"every"meantthosewhoefromfamilieswithinesofupto200%abovethepovertyline—equaltoanineof$47,000forafamilyoffour.
(77)Somecriticssaythatsendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourdoesnotwork.Theevidencesuggestsotherwise.Forexample,onMarch20thnewresultswereannouncedfromastudyof9tol1yearoldsinNewJersey.Thisreportfoundthatdisadvantagedchildrenwhohadattendedpre-schoolhadbetterliteracy(读写能力),language,mathsandscienceskills.Andtwoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.
Somestudiesalsofollowtheeffectsofearlylearningoverlifetimes,suchasitseffectoncrimeratesandotherfactorsthatmayeventuallyburdensociety.CriticshesingledoutagovernmentschemecalledHeadStart,createdin1965,whichprovidespoorhouseholdswitharangeofservicesincludingschool-basedearlyeducation.
1.KindergarteninrichcountriesotherthanAmericausuallybeginsattheageof_______
A.eightB.sevenC.sixD.four
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE
A.Poorpre-schoolkidshealargervocabularythanrichkids.
B.PresidentObamabelievesthatearlyeducationcansolvealleconomicandsocialproblems.
C.Richpre-schoolkidshearichervocabularythanpoorkids.
D.PresidentObama'seducationsecretarythinksitiorallywrongtoletkidsstartkindergartenearly.
3.WhichofthefollowingabouttheNewJerseystudyisTRUE
A.ThereisnoevidencetosupporttheNewJerseystudy.
B.NewJerseyhascreatedanewHeadStarttohelpdisadvantagedkids.
C.Sendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourisnotgoingtohelp.
D.Twoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.
4.Thephrase"singleout"inthelastparagraphmeans_______.
A.chooseB.thinkaboutC.countD.dependon
5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage
A.SecondaryEducationB.Pre-schoolEducation
C.PoorKids'EducationD.RichKids'Education
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
HumanaynothelandedonMars(火星)justyet,butthatisn'tshoppingaEuropeanpanyfromdevisingaplantosendfourpeopletotheRedPlawithinthenextfewyears.(78)Thisproject,calledMarsOne,aimstosendaallgroupofpeopletoMarsin2022andeventuallyestablishapermanentcolonyonthepla.
"EverythingweneedtogotoMarsexists,"saidMarsOneco-founderBasLansdorpinMarch2016."WehetherocketstosendpeopletoMars,theequipmenttolandonMars,therobotstopreparethesettlementforhumans.Foraone-waymission,allthetechnologyexists."Yetthefourastronauts(宇航员)chosenforthetripwillbestuckonMars—forever.AnddespiteMarsOne'sthoroughplanning,thereareanumberofchallengesthatmaypreventthemissionfromevertakingplace.(79)Thebiggestroadblockcouldbethemission'shugecost($6billion).However,LansdorpisconfidentthatMarsOnewillbeabletofundtheprojectbysellingthebroadcastrightorthemissionandsubsequentexperienceslivingonthepla.
ThosebroadcastrightswillalsoplayapartinhelpingtoselectthepeoplewhowillbesenttoMars.Lansdorpsaidthepanywillholdaselectionprocesssimilartoarealityshow.Lansdorpisexpectingatleast1millionapplicationrompeoplearoundtheworld.Inadditiontothecost,severalotherpotentialproblemscouldinhibit(阻止)themissiontoMars.
"It'sevenmorechallengingtosendpeopletherewithlifesupport,withfood,withair,withalltheotherthingslikebooks,entertainment,meansofmunicationandofprovidingfortheirownresourceoralongstayonMars,"saidAdamBaker,seniorlecturerinspaceengineeringatKingstonUniversityinLondon."Thesheersizeoftherocketsyou'dneedtodothiswouldbeabsolutelycolossal."
6.AccordingtoProjectMarsOne,humanscouldsendfourpeopletoMarswithinthenext_______years.
A.sevenB.eightC.tenD.six
7.AccordingtoBasLansdorp,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE
A.Foraone-waytriptoMars,allthetechnologyexists.
B.HecouldnoteupwiththefundforMarsOne.
C.WehumanshetherocketstosendpeopletoMars.
D.WehumanshetheequipmenttolandonMars.
8.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingstatementsareTRUEEXCEPTthat_______.
A.apetitionprocesswillbeheldtoselectthefourastronauts
B.thecostofMarsOnecouldgoauchas$6billion
C.ifitgoesasplanned,wecouldexpecttowatchMarsOneonTV
D.thefourastronautscouldreturntoEarthafterafewyears'stayonMars
9.Theword"colossal"inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.
A.verylargeB.veryallC.mediumD.erage
10.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage
A.ReadyforaRoundTriptoMars
B.ReadyforaShortVisittoMars
C.ReadyforaOne-wayTriptoMars
D.ReadyforaWalkonMars
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
WhentheUnitedStatesCongresscreatedYellowstoneNationalParkin1872,thegoalwastosetasideaplacewhereAmericanscouldenjoythebeautyofnatureforyearstoe.Now,142yearslater,therearehundredsofnationalparksacrossthecountry,andtechnologyischangingthewaypeopleexperiencethem.Shouldparkvisitorsbeabletousecellphones,orshouldtheiruseberestricted
"Connectivitypresentsarealchallengetoallofus."AlNashsays.HeisapublicaffairsofficeratYellowstoneNationalPark.HesayscellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisailableinpartsoftheparkwithstoresandcampgrounds.Thiakesiteasyforvisitorstosharephotosoftheirtriponsocialworkingsitesandtostayintouchwithfriendsandfamilymembers.(80)Ifaparkvisitorishurtorindanger,cellphoneakeiteasiertogethelp.Somesaytheabilitytodownloadapplicationsthatprovideinformationaboutplantsandanimalsintheparkcanenrichisitor'sexperience.
Otherssaycellphonesdisturbpeople'senjoymentofournationalparks.Intheirview,cellphonetowersareaneyesore,andthey'dratherhearthesoundofbirdsthantheringofaniningcall.Canyouimaginelookingoutapeacefullakeorfieldofgrassonlytobedisturbedbyapersonshoutingintotheirphone,"Canyouhearmenow"
NashsaysYellowstonetriestostrikeabalance."Ultimately,ourjobistoletvisitorsunderstandandenjoynaturebetterwhileprotectingwhatpeoplefindspecialaboutYellowstone,andoneofthosethingsthat'sspecialistheabilitytogetawayfromthehustleandbustle(喧嚣)ofone'sdailylife."
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage
A.WhichU.S.NationalParkHastheMostVisitors
B.ShouldNationalParksAllowtheUseofCellPhones
C.WhatDidYellowstoneDotoEnrichParkVisitors'Experience
D.CanTechnologyTranormtheWayPeopleExperienceNature
12.Nationalparkswereestablished_______.
A.toshowrespecttoformerpresidents
B.toraisepublicawarenessaboutclimatechange
C.topreserveareasofnaturalbeauty
D.tocreatejobopportunities
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecellphoneserviceatYellowstoneisTRUE
A.Itislimitedtocertainareasinthepark.
B.Itisailableeverywhereinthepark.
C.Itisnotailableinthepark.
D.Itisailabletovisitorsatafee.
14.Theword"eyesore"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_______.
A.somethingunpleasanttolookatB.somethingharmfultohealth
C.beautifulsceneD.seriousthreat
15.What'sthepositionofYellowstoneoncellphoneuse
A.Supportive.B.Neutral.C.Negative.D.Doubtful.
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:Inthispartthereare30inpletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicearkedA.B.CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestpletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
16.Allthepassengers_______intheaccidentweresenttothenearbyhospitalinnotime.
A.tofindinjuredB.findinginjured
C.tobefoundinjuredD.foundinjured
17.Thebigfirelastedaslongas24hours_______itwasbroughtundercontrol.
A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.while
18.Inthisworkshop,theoutputofJulywasthreetimes_______ofJanuary.
A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it
19.Seeingherfathereback,_______.
A.tearsrandownhercheeksB.hertearsranout
C.sheburstintotearsD.tearsburstintoher
20._______singerand_______dancerisalsogoodatdrawing.
A.The,aB.The,theC.A,aD.The,/
21.It'ssuchadifficultproblem_______noonecanworkitout.
A.asB.thatC.soD.thus
22.I'dratheryou_______therenextweek.
A.wearB.goC.shouldhegoneD.hadgone
23.Bytheendofthisterm,we_______3,000Englishwordsinall.
A.willlearnB.willhelearned
C.learnedD.hadlearned
24._______isknowntoall,theearthmovesaroundthesunonceayear.
A.ThatB.AsC.WhatD.It
25._______Iadmitthatshehasshortings,Istilllikeher.
A.WhenB.AsC.WhileD.Once
26.Toourgreat_______,Tom'sillnessprovednottobeasseriousaswehadfeared.
A.anxietyB.reliefC.viewD.judgment
27.Themeetingistobeginat4:00p.m.,butasassistants,we're_______tobethereabitearlier.
A.invitedB.supposedC.encouragedD.hoped
28.Canyou_______thedifferencesbetweenthetwopictures
A.tellB.talkC.speakD.say
29.Doyouknowthe_______ofthesayingIjustquoted
A.resourceB.sourceC.courseD.cause
30.TheInterhasbrought_______bigchangesinthewaywework.
A.aboutB.outC.upD.back
31.DrHampton:Goodmorning,ProfessorSmith.
ProfessorSmith:_______,DrHampton.
DrHampton:MayIein
ProfessorSmith:Ofcourse,please.
A.GoodmorningB.Fine,thanks
C.PleasedtomeetyouD.Howdoyoudo
32.ThetrelersaregoingtoTaiwan,_______theyplantostayfortwoorthreedays.
A.thatB.whichC.whenD.where
33.WhenGeewasalittleboyinprimaryschool,heoften_______toschoolonfoot.
A.goesB.wentC.goD.willgo
34.Onnoaccount_______todeprive(剥夺)astudentofhisrighttoreceiveeducation.
A.anyoneisallowedB.isanyoneallowed
C.anyoneallowsD.allowsanyone
35.AlicespeaksEnglishwell,_______
A.shedoesB.doesshe
C.shedoesn'tD.doesn'tshe
36.Student:ProfessorWang,mustIhandinthepaperthisweek
ProfessorWang:No,_______.Youcanhanditinnextweek.
A.youmustn'tB.youcan't
C.youneedn'tD.youshouldn't
37.IfI_______you,Iwouldgonowandwaitforthematthestation.
A.amB.wasC.wereD.hebeen
38.Ted,_______yourselfanddon'tgetyourcoatdirtyagain,oryouwillgetintotrouble!
A.beheB.makeC.performD.take
39.Inthedeadman'sbedroomthepolicefoundseveralimportant_______whichpointedtoBlakeasthemurderer.
A.careersB.cluesC.challengesD.dreams
40.Theoldmansittingontheparkbenchseemed_______tome,yetIcouldn'tpossiblyrememberwherewehadmetbefore.
A.proudB.gradualC.familiarD.mental
41.Theygotoworkeveryday_______SaturdayandSunday.Thosedaysareholidays.
A.besidesB.onC.fromD.except
42.Shehas_______chancetowintheelectionasheropponentistoostrong.
A.littleB.alittleC.fewD.afew
43.TodayBobwaslateagainforclassbecauseheoverslept(睡过头),buthe_______anexcuseofbeingill.
A.lookedupB.madeupC.putupD.tookup
44.Youheto_______earlyinthemorningtooidtherushhour.
A.setasideB.setoutC.setupD.setin
45._______Ifixedtheplugproperly,Istillgotanelectricshock.
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A.BecauseB.HoweverC.AlthoughD.When
PartIII.Identification:
46.Nowthatwehelostallthemoney,it'snousetoturnonmeandsayingit'sallmyfault.
ABCD
47.Theengineeradetwobigplanorthedam,oneofwhatwasneverputinuse.
ABCD
48.NomatterwheneverIhetogiveaspeech,IgetextremelynervousbeforeIstart.
ABCD
49.OnlywhenheapologizeorhisrudenessIwillspeaktohimagain.
ABCD
50.Toeatattherestaurantbefore,Tinadidn'twanttogetthereagain.
ABCD
51.IbelieveBob'shomeworkiuchgoodthanitwaslastweek.
ABCD
52.Theharderheworked,themosttroubleshehadinhisearlydaysofresearch.
ABCD
53.Idon'tknowthatwhoisresponsibleforthecaraccident.
ABCD
54.CanyoutellmewhendoesthelasttrainleeforShanghai
ABCD
55.Peter,thetallestboyinourclass,aregoingbacktohishometownnextweek.
ABCD
PartIVCloze(10%)
Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicearkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Inanoldtownlivedamerchant.Heearnedhugeprofitsbyfairmeansandfoul恶劣的).Withmoreprofitlowingin,hebecamemoreandmore___56___.Heplainedwhenhiswifewantedmoneyto___57___thehome.Hecriticizedherwhensheprepared___58___dishesorboughtexpensiveclothes.
"Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees."he___59___hischildrenwhentheyaskedformoneytobuybooksandnewdresses.Whenhissisters,brothersandcousinscametoaskfor___60___,hedrovethemaway.
___61___hegrewricher,hebecamemoremiserly(吝啬的).He___62___thecook,themaidandthegardener."No.whowillpaythemAllofuustsharetheworkandthusoid___63___ofmoney."hetoldhiswifeandchildren.
"Whatwillyoudowithallthioney"theyasked.
Buthedrovethemaway.___64___."Iwilldo___65___Ilikewithmymoney.Iearnit.Iwillseit.Iwillbeetherichestmaninthetown.Waitandsee."
It___66___himmanyyearstobeetherichestmanintown.Butnonehadagoodwordtosayabouthim.Thepeoplelaughedathim,"MoneyBag."Theynamedhim"KingMiser."
Themerchantbecameworrieddaybyday___67___hisbadname.HowcouldhegetagoodnameHefinallywenttoanelderand___68___advice.
"ShallIopenacharitable(慈善的)hospital___69____aschoolforthechildrenofthepoorOpenachainofpoorhomes"heasked.
"Notabadidea.Infact,Iwouldnormallyheremendedsuchkindofcharity.Butitwillcostalotofmoney,"theelder___70___out.
"Iamreadytospendsomemoneytowinnameand___71___,"themerchantreplied.
"HowcanyoueventhinkofhelpingstrangersShouldyounotattendtothe___72___ofyournearanddearoneirstCan'tyouseeyourwifeandchildrengoingaround___73___poorclothesHowhungrytheylookDotheyheevenenoughfoodeverydayListen.Doyour___74___toyourfamily,first.Helpyourbrothersandsistersandothermembersofthefamilywhoarepoor.Openinghospitalorthepoororschoolorthechildrenofthepoormuste___75___.Charitybeginsathome."sayingthis,thewisemansentthemerchantaway.
56.A.honestB.greedyC.upsetD.generous
57.A.runB.moveCsellD.visit
58.A.friendlyB.slenderC.costlyD.effective
59.A.scoldedB.praisedC.shoutedD.worried
60.A.schemeB.beliefC.adviceD.help
61.A.NomatterhowB.AsC.AslongasD.Where
62.A.invitedB.employedC.promotedD.diissed
63.A.exchangeB.ineC.wasteD.increase
64.A.screamingB.explainingC.approvingD.weeping
65.A.whyB.whereC.whatD.which
66.A.drewB.spentC.paidD.took
67.A.aboveB.aboutC.besideD.within
68.A.taughtB.consumedC.soughtD.searched
69.A.InstructB.EstablishC.ProceedD.Perform
70.A.pointedB.cleanedC.pickedD.stepped
71.A.priceB.salaryC.costD.fame
72.A.sightsB.trustsC.needsD.pays
73.A.atB.inC.forD.on
74.A.originB.shameC.beliefD.duty
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75.A.laterB.firstC.nowD.before
PartVTranslation(20%)
SectionA
Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromtheassagesyouhejustreadinReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagestoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.
76.Pre-schoolcanhelpclosethisgap.
77.Somecriticssaythatsendingchildrentoschoolattheageoffourdoesnotwork.
78.Thisproject,calledMarsOne,aimstosendaallgroupofpeopletoMarsin2022.
79.Thebiggestroadblockcouldbethemission'shugecost.
80.Ifaparkvisitorishurtorindanger,cellphoneakeiteasiertogethelp.
SectionB
Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.
81.你应该多运动.
82.去年春天,我们又见面了.
83.我们必须保护自然资源不被浪费.
84.杰克正在写的报告星期五必须完成.
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85.那个电影我已经看了很多次.
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试参
2016.5
PartIReadingComprehension
1.Dfour
2.CRichpre-schoolkidshearichervocabularythanpoorkids.
3.DTwoyearsofpre-kindergartenwerebetterthanone.
4.Achose
5.BPre-schoolEducation
6.Beight
7.BHecouldnoteupwiththefundofMarsOne.
8.Dthefourastronautscouldreturntoearthafterafewyears'stayonMars
9.Averylarge
10.CReadyforaOne-waytriptoMars
11.BShouldNationalParksAllowtheUseofCellPhones
12.Ctopreserveareasofnaturalbeauty
13.AItislimitedtocertainareasinthepark.
14.Asomethingunpleasanttolookat
15.BNeutral
PartIIVocabularyandStructure
16.Dfoundedinjured
17.Bbefore
18.Athat
19.Csheburstintotears
20.DThe/
21.Bthat
22.Awent
23.Bwillhelearned
24.BAs
25.CWhile
26.Brelief
27.Bsupposed
28.Atell
29.Bsource
30.Aabout
31.AGoodmorning
32.Dwhere
33.Bwent
34.Bisanyoneallowed
35.Ddoesn'tshe
36.Cyouneedn't
37.Cwere
38.Abehe
39.Bclues
40.Cfamiliar
41.Dexcept
42.Alittle
43.Bmadeup
44.Bsetout
45.CAlthough
PartIIIIdentification
46.Ctoturnon
47.Cwhat
48.Awhenever
49.CIwill
50.AToeat
51.Cmuchgood
52.Bthemosttroubles
53.Bthatwho
54.Cdoesthelasttrainlee
55.Baregoingback
PartIVCloze
56.Bgreedy
57.Arun
58.Ccostly
59.Ascolded
60.Dhelp
61.BAs
62.Ddiissed
63.Cwaste
64.Bexplaining
65.Cwhat
66.Dtook
67.Babout
68.Csought
69.Bestablished
70.Apointed
71.Dfame
72.Cneeds
73.Bin
74.Dduty
75.Alater
PartVTranslation
SectionA
76.学前教育可以帮助缩小这个差距.
77.一些批评者们说在孩子四岁的时候送去学校起不了什么作用.
78.这项称为火星一号的工程,计划在2022年送一小队人去火星.
79.这项使命最大的障碍在于其昂贵的费用.
80.如果一个公园的游者受伤或者有危险,手机可以帮他容易地获得帮助.
SectionB
81.Youshoulddosportore.
82.Wemeteachotheragainlastspring.
83.Wemustpreventthenaturalresourcerombeingwasted.
84.ThereportthatJackiswritingshouldbedonebeforeFriday.
85.Iheseenthatmovieformanytimes.